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    Airframe Family: European Helicopter Industries EH-101
    Latest Model:Merlin HM.2
    Last Military Serial:ZH861 RN
    Construction Number:50168/RN41/MCSP30
    Compressed ID:European Helicopter Industries Merl...
    Latest Owner or Location:824 Naval Air Squadron, RNAS Culdrose

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Merlin HM.1.

    15 May 2002

    First flight.

    8 September 2002

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n ZH861.

    By 2003

    Transferred to 824 Naval Air Squadron, RNAS Culdrose.
    Operated with markings: 586

    By 2007

    Markings Applied: 85

    Circa 2009

    Markings Applied: 84

    10 June 2009


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: ZH861 as 84 / Gawaine with a Royal Navy-sticker at RNAS Yeovilton, UK

    Circa 2011

    Markings Applied: 81

    Circa 2013

    Transferred to 829 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Northumberland.
    Operated with markings: 10, NL

    From Circa 2014 to Circa 2015

    Converted to a Merlin HM.2.

    Circa 2018

    Transferred to 824 Naval Air Squadron, RNAS Culdrose.
    Operated with markings: 85

    28 March 2019


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Culdrose

    12 July 2019


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton airshow arrivals day
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Military Aircraft Markings by Howard J. Curtis
    Internet Sources
     UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Robert Nichols
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